The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-11
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
ruuRspAy's PROCEEDINGS.

STANDARDIZATION entered motion 10
reconsider the vote by which the Senate
refused to indorse the foreign voters reSo'
luton. fQ
Mcdonald. from committee ON constltu
tional amendments, reported favoraDiy ex-
empting manufactures from taxation
Houston, from same committee, reported
ovorably recurring registration of voters
In cities.
ITnfayorably, permitting the Legislature
to charter cities of over 5000 inhabitants
Several bills were introduced.
bin permitting second application LOT
writ of habeas corpus where new evidence
has been discovered and the court of appeals
has decided adversely upon the iirst one
passed.
Bill passed striking the word gross from
the law concerning negligence causing
death and suits for damage resulting there
FROM
Bill extending time of drouth commission
was taken up and passed, but the emergen-
CIV clause was defeated, rendering 1t practi-
cally imperative.
Bill to create Tarrant county judicial
district was favorably reported; also to
make new district of Jack, Wise and
Denton counties.
Bill recurring tax collectors to settle
monthly in cash was taken M.
3c Amendment to the committee punishing
qtiie collector by $500 fine for failure to turn
aver money as required was adopted and
the bill engrossed
Bill creating Mills county out of Brown,
Lampasas and Hamilton passed to third
reading. ro~.s.,
Senate bill preventing consolidation OF
railways in this State, amended by provis
ion compelling them to maintain theirprin-
cipal offices in the State when they CONSOLE
date with railroads outside OF Texas. was
passed to engrossment.
Terrell sent up a resolution that a com
mittee OF three be appointed to investigate
the charges against Hennessey and pending
tsame w. II. Brewer be requested to act N
sseargent-at-arms of the Senate. Adopted
and Terrell, Calhoun and Lane were ap
pointed.
HoUsE.-Latimer bill came up, requir
ing hygiene and physiology, with reference
to the effect of whskey upon the rising an'
. setting generations, to be taught in thu
public schools.
Pending amendments, the substitute bill
bill was revised by motion to reconsider 1t
and il was then adopted in lieu OF Latimer'
bill. 1t is simply recommendation tina
teachers in hygiene and physiology, ant
practically amounts to nothing. 1t passe'
to engrossment.
The school bill was taken up and undo
previous question passed
The Gresham, railroad bill was post
poned.
The House refused to concur in the Sen
ate amendment to provide for double set
of election officers to facilitate counting.
Senate amendments to House bill amend
ing the general incorporation act wer
taken up and passed upon seriatim, concul
ring in the more important amendments an
refusing concurrence in the amendmen
making stockholders responsible in certai
cases for debts of the companies, and In tn
amendment excluding companies chartere
in other states from doing business |
Texas.
House bill providing that telegraph me
sages shall be promptly transmitted aud d.
livered and giving fixed damages at s25 b.
sides other actual damages for for failure
deliver messages promptly was passed
House bill amending the statute on venu
' so as to permit damage suits for wrongful
suing out writs Of attachment or garnisl
ment TO be brought in the county OF res
dence of plaintiff passed.
House bill providing for boards of healt
in incorporated towns or villages when @
election of the residents 1t is so decide
passed.
House bill providing for the assessment
railway property passed.
House bill to prevent foreign corporation
doing business in Texas when sued in Sta
courts from removing The same TO the gel
eral courts, and p. DIVIDING how such outsid
corporations shall be permitted to transa
business in the State, was amended so as
limit permits TO such classes OF incorpor
tons as are permitted or authorized to
incorpor ated by the laws Of Texas, and u
bill passed. nb i3 1891
House bill amending oaths of count
and commissioners passed.
House bill relating to taking deposition
in civil cases, so as to permit examination
OF witnesses to be reduced to writing,
addition to the ordinary process of write